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Predators vs. Capitals October 16, 2010

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 16: Mike Knuble #22 of the Washington Capitals gets dressed for warmups against the Nashville Predators during an NHL game on October 16, 2010 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft